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View Article 7:01 p.m. June 18, 2026 NBC Local Who performed with Eddie Vedder at the Obama Center opening? Details on their song https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/who-performed-with-eddie-vedder-at-the-obama-center-opening/3950775/ Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder performed alongside a group of young musicians from a Chicago nonprofit at the [ Obama Presidential Center grand opening ][26] on Thursday. A pre-recorded performance by Chicago-based Guitars Over Guns and Vedder of a song the group co-wrote with the rockstar called "Better Believe" …
View Article 7:01 p.m. June 18, 2026 NBC Local Malia and Sasha Obama make rare public appearance, join parents at Obama Center grand opening https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/malia-and-sasha-obama-make-rare-public-appearance-join-parents-at-obama-center-grand-opening/3950769/ Malia and Sasha Obama have largely stayed out of the public spotlight since their time in the White House, but on Thursday they made a rare appearance in their hometown. The former first daughters joined their parents onstage at the Obama Presidential Center grand opening ceremony, both receiving praise in …
View Article 7:01 p.m. June 18, 2026 NBC Local Residents of apartment building damaged in Merrillville tornado move out https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/residents-of-apartment-building-damaged-in-merrillville-tornado-move-out/3950807/ Several apartment buildings in northwest Indiana have been condemned following the Merrillville tornado, forcing residents to find new housing. Some residents returned to their units Thursday trying to salvage what they can and are now looking for a new place to rebuild their lives. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, …
View Article 7:01 p.m. June 18, 2026 NBC Local 3 found dead in Buffalo Grove home in what police say may be ‘coincidental' deaths https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/3-found-dead-in-buffalo-grove-home-in-what-police-say-may-be-coincidental-deaths/3950817/ Officials are investigating the deaths of three people at a suburban Chicago home, though officials believe they may be "coincidental." According to authorities, an 81-year-old man, a 60-year-old man and an 88-year- old woman all died following an incident Tuesday in the 200 block of Timber Hill Road in Buffalo …
View Article 7:01 p.m. June 18, 2026 NBC Local DCFS accused of failing to protect kids at South Side facility https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/dcfs-accused-of-failing-to-protect-kids-at-south-side-facility/3950827/ The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has been added to a multi-million-dollar lawsuit filed by a woman who claims to have been sexually abused while in its care. Nationally known civil rights attorney Ben Crump said that DCFS is now being sued along with Aunt Martha’s Health and …
View Article 7:01 p.m. June 18, 2026 NBC Local How soon can people visit the Obama Presidential Center? Details on tickets https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/how-soon-can-people-visit-the-obama-presidential-center-details-on-tickets/3950836/ The Obama Presidential Center in Chicago officially opens to the public on Friday, but those who don't yet have tickets will have to wait a while before seeing inside. That's because tickets to the Obama Presidential Center Museum, that include access to all four floors of the museum, the Oval …
View Article 7:01 p.m. June 18, 2026 NBC Local Oak Park teen charged with murder of man riding Divvy bike in Grant Park https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/oak-park-man-18-charged-with-murder-of-man-riding-divvy-bike-in-grant-park/3950866/ A teenager from Oak Park is facing a murder charge in connection with the deadly shooting of man who was riding a bike in Chicago's Grant Park earlier this week, police announced on Thursday. Eliel Argudo-Tenorio is facing one count of first-degree murder after he was arrested at his home …
View Article 7:01 p.m. June 18, 2026 Fox Chicago Oak Park man charged in fatal Grant Park shooting that killed bicyclist, police say http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/oak-park-man-charged-fatal-grant-park-shooting-killed-bicyclist-police-say #### The Brief * * Oak Park resident Eliel Argudo-Tenorio, 18, has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a bicyclist in Chicago's Grant Park area. * The 27-year-old victim was riding a bicycle near East Jackson Boulevard around 12:15 a.m. Tuesday when he was …
View Article 7:01 p.m. June 18, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times City breaks ground on Andersonville's first pedestrian plaza, named for local trans activist Elise Malary https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/06/18/andersonvilles-pedestrian-plaza-groundbreaking-named-trans-activist-elise-malary * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][53] * [ Facebook ][54] * [ Bluesky ][55] * [ Email ][56] * [ Reddit ][57] * [ Flipboard ][58] The city broke ground Thursday on Andersonville’s first pedestrian plaza, Elise Malary Plaza. The plaza will host farmers markets, …
View Article 7:01 p.m. June 18, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Affordable housing developer Holsten selling 17-building portfolio — some with CHA units https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2026/06/18/affordable-housing-developer-holsten-selling-17-building-portfolio-cha-units * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][42] * [ Facebook ][43] * [ Bluesky ][44] * [ Email ][45] * [ Reddit ][46] * [ Flipboard ][47] After 50 years in the business, Chicago developer Peter Holsten is selling his portfolio of Chicago buildings — totaling …
View Article 7:01 p.m. June 18, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times The celebrities who attended the Obama Presidential Center’s opening ceremony https://chicago.suntimes.com/museums-zoos/2026/06/18/celebrities-attended-obama-presidential-center-opening-ceremony * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] Jackson Park was full of famous faces Thursday as former President Barack Obama, his family and his supporters celebrated …
View Article 7 p.m. June 18, 2026 CBS Local Lawsuit filed against Illinois DCFS over teen sex abuse at Aunt Martha's foster care facility https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/aunt-marthas-lawsuit-illinois-dcfs-sexual-assault-17-year-old/ "A house of horrors." That's how one former Chicago foster child described Aunt Martha's Integrated Care Center, [ a facility that's been at the center of a years-long CBS News Chicago investigation ][7] . On Thursday, the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services was added as a defendant in …
View Article 7 p.m. June 18, 2026 CBS Local Cleared "Broadview 6" protester calls prosecutors' grand jury actions "shocking and horrifying" https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/broadview-six-protester-brian-straw-interview-charges-dropped/ A month after being cleared of all charges, one of [ the "Broadview Six" protesters ][1] spoke about the toll the case took on him, and criticized what he called "shocking and horrifying" misconduct by federal prosecutors in the case. Brian Straw, a father of two and an Oak Park …
View Article 7 p.m. June 18, 2026 block-club-chicago This Week In Photos: Obama Center Opens, Joabe Barbosa Sets Running Record And More https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/18/this-week-in-photos-obama-center-opens-joabe-barbosa-completes-running-all-chicago-streets-and-more/ CHICAGO — The city was buzzing this week as politicians and celebrities flocked to the South Side for the grand opening ceremony of the Obama Presidential Center. Here’s what Block Club reporters and photographers captured while covering the city’s neighborhoods this week: ![][1] Malia and Sasha Obama laugh together at …
View Article 7 p.m. June 18, 2026 ABC Local Lawsuit filed in Illinois Court of Claims over assaults at DCFS-linked facility on South Side https://abc7chicago.com/post/lawsuit-filed-illinois-court-claims-assaults-bronzeville-facility-linked-department-children-family-services/19324940/ CHICAGO (WLS) -- Attorneys representing a woman who was sexually assaulted as a teenager at a now-closed, state-supervised residential facility on Chicago's South Side have filed a new legal complaint in the Illinois Court of Claims. The filing expands on a lawsuit brought three weeks ago. The complaint targets the …
View Article 7 p.m. June 18, 2026 ABC Local Oak Park man charged with murder in fatal shooting of bicyclist in Grant Park: CPD https://abc7chicago.com/post/oak-park-man-eliel-argudo-tenorio-charged-murder-fatal-shooting-bicyclist-jackson-grant-chicago-police/19326236/ CHICAGO (WLS) -- An 18-year-old Oak Park man has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a bicyclist earlier this week in Grant Park, according to CPD. Eliel Argudo-Tenorio was arrested just after 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Oak Park, Chicago police said. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is …
View Article 7 p.m. June 18, 2026 ABC Local Crowd runs for cover in New York's Times Square after shooting; 17-year-old in police custody https://abc7chicago.com/story/times-square-shots-fired-large-fight-leads-slashing-shooting-17-year-old-police-custody/19326025/ One person is in custody after a large fight in Times Square on Thursday left one person slashed and others running for cover when shots were fired, according to police. A 26-year-old man was slashed just before 3:40 p.m. He was taken to a local hospital in stable condition In …
View Article 7 p.m. June 18, 2026 ABC Local FBI top 10 fugitive arrested in fatal 2012 Burbank newlywed stabbing brought from Mexico to Chicago https://abc7chicago.com/post/fbi-top-10-fugitive-arnoldo-jimenez-arrested-fatal-2012-stabbing-newlywed-estrella-carrera-burbank-brought-chicago/19326233/ BURBANK, Ill. (WLS) -- A man wanted by the FBI for years who was arrested in Mexico last year in connection to the fatal suburban stabbing of his newlywed wife has now been brought to Chicago, officials announced Thursday. The victim was [ found stabbed to death ][3] in a …
View Article 7 p.m. June 18, 2026 ABC Local Woman killed, man seriously injured in shooting on South Side, Chicago police say https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-shooting-woman-shot-killed-man-injured-south-parnell-avenue-washington-heights-police-say/19326313/ CHICAGO (WLS) -- A woman was killed and a man seriously was injured in a shooting Thursday on the city's South Side. The shooting happened around 1:57 p.m. in the 9900 block of South Parnell Avenue in Washington Heights, Chicago police said. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. …
View Article 5:01 p.m. June 18, 2026 WBEZ The Rundown: The Obama Presidential Center grand opening https://www.wbez.org/wbez-newsletter/2026/06/18/the-rundown-the-obama-presidential-center-grand-opening _Good afternoon! It’s Thursday, and heads up that The Rundown will take a break tomorrow for_ [ __Juneteenth_ _ ][1] _. I’ll be back on Monday. But first, here’s what you need to know today._ [ **_1\. Here are the highlights of the Obama Presidential Center grand opening ceremony_ ** …